Arabin Congress
Arabin Congress | |
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| 92nd Arabin Congress | |
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| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
| History | |
| Founded | January 10, 1839 |
New session started | January 5, 2021 |
| Leadership | |
Steven Turner (D) since August 22, 2022 | |
Vice President of the Senate | Poppy Smith (D) since January 8, 2015 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 227 voting members
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| Elections | |
Senate last election | December 5, 2020 (11 seats) |
House of Representatives last election | December 5, 2020 (147 seats + 48 new seats) |
Senate next election | December 3, 2022 (11 seats) |
House of Representatives next election | December 3, 2022 (195 seats) |
| Meeting place | |
| Arabin Capitol District of Arabi | |
The Arabin Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of Arabi. It consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Congress meets in the Arabin Captiol in the District. Members of Congress are chosen through direct election, vacanacies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment. Congress has 227 voting members: 195 representatives and 32 senators. The House of Representatives has one non-voting members, bringing the total membership of the Congress to 228 or fewer in the case of vacancies.
The Congress meets every other year ending in an odd number on January 5th, the current congress is the 92nd. Elections for Congress is held every other year on Election Day (first Saturday of December) in an even-numbered year. The House of Representatives members are elected for two-year terms and Senators are elected for six-year terms. Representatives represent citizens of a single constituency known as a district. The seats for the Congressional districts are redrawn every ten years based on the census taken.
History
The First Congress convened on January 10, 1839 when the Constitution went into effect. The First Congress mainly dealt with establishing insitutions and laws that were beneficial to the federal government most of which are still active today. During the First Congress there were 53 members of the House of Representatives and 24 Senators. The current number of members since the Ninety-Second Congress are 195 and 32, respectively.
1830s-1850s: Developmental Period
The First Congress convened on January 10, 1839. In the first twenty years since the Congress first convened are referred to as the "developmental period." These first twenty years established the official rules and procedures in which members of Congress must follow. The first nine amendments to the constitution were written and passed during this name.
1850s-1930s: Primary Period
Once the developmental period ended, the primary period began. This period ran similarly to the delvopmental period but more fluidly once the rules and procedures were in place. Only one amendment to the constitution was passed during this name and changed how Senators and Representatives were elected.
1930s-1950s: Reconstruction Period
The reconstruction period took place to modernize Congress. New rules and procedures were put into effect using technological and electronic tools to run Congress more efficiently.
1950s-1980s: Secondary Period
During this period, Congress ran extremely efficiently and many new laws were passed during this modernizing the country, especially for transportation, technology, and electronics.
1980s-Present: Present-day Period
Over the last 40 years, Congress has perceivably become more partisan. The liberals have done very well in elections since 2002. Conservatives have not held the presidency since 2003 or either house of Congress since 2015.
Role
The role of Congress is to create and pass bills (laws or revenue), impeach and convict federal officers, advise and consent federal and judicial officers, approve declarations of war, impose and collect taxes, levies, imposts, and tariffs to pay for debts and provide public protection and the well-being of Arabi. Congress may over-rule the presidents veto on any bills by a two-third vote of each house. The House elects a House Speaker, Majority and Minority Leaders. The Senate elects a Vice President, Majority and Minority Leaders. The leaders make up the "United Leadership." The six members of the United Leadership are considered the highest authorities within the Legislative Branch, they are briefed daily on national security measures.
Procedures
- ↑ There is one vacant seat due to William Summers resigning due to health issues.